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With moderate fanfare, yet another multilateral economic cooperation agreement was signed among a limited number of the Soviet successor states this month, in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed up to a customs union in the margin of a meeting of the EurAsian Economic Community (EurAsEC), which also counts Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan as members.

Natural disasters, such as those in Myanmar and China, require a massive disaster relief effort. A wide variety of NGOs are active in this field, but the evaluations of their effectiveness “have been patchy at best” says Robert Glasser, Secretary General of CARE International. In his article for Europe’s World he takes a deep look… » read more

When it comes to a new enlargement round in eastern Europe, the EU can’t go forward and can’t go back writes Krzysztof Bobinski. (SPRING 2008) In Ukraine, the EU’s failure to encourage the government in its European aspirations risks creating a growing disillusionment with the West. That would strengthen Russia’s position in Ukraine, where Moscow… » read more

I have become conscious about the situation going over in Belorussia, by a friend of mine a recently imprisoned youth leader. It is our European responsibility, to show solidarity for those, who are suffering under the practice of dictatorship. I welcome those, who are willing to act for supporting the Belorussian freedom, by sending me… » read more